

Forêt Domaniale de Châteauroux
Le Poinçonnet
🍷"Quelques-uns des grands vins de Bordeaux vieillissent dans les fûts de chênes"
🦌"watch out for hunting days!"
🔔Listen for deer rutting Sept–Oct
One of France's largest oak forests stretches across 5,000 hectares south of Châteauroux, where ancient trees marked for centuries are still harvested to craft wine barrels for Bordeaux's finest. Wander trails named for Richard the Lionheart and keep eyes peeled for deer, foxes, and the chatter of magpies overhead.
Majestic oak forest
Wildlife spotting
Marked hiking trails
Fitness trail


Forêt Domaniale de Châteauroux
Le Poinçonnet
🍷"Quelques-uns des grands vins de Bordeaux vieillissent dans les fûts de chênes"
🦌"watch out for hunting days!"
🔔Listen for deer rutting Sept–Oct
One of France's largest oak forests stretches across 5,000 hectares south of Châteauroux, where ancient trees marked for centuries are still harvested to craft wine barrels for Bordeaux's finest. Wander trails named for Richard the Lionheart and keep eyes peeled for deer, foxes, and the chatter of magpies overhead.
Majestic oak forest
Wildlife spotting
Marked hiking trails
Fitness trail